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Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Family reunification for child refugees
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- Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Stewart MacLachlan considers recent case law that may allow some refugee children to apply to be reunited with their parents or siblings.
Minister reveals delay to trafficking victims' advocate pilots
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- Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A pilot to provide independent advocates to child trafficking victims will take place in 23 councils from September, two months after it was originally planned to go live.
Government ‘flouts promise on children's rights'
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- Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Government is failing to deliver on a promise of checking how policies affect children's rights, a report has claimed.
Legal aid axe will rob children of their right to be heard, says children's commissioner
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- Thursday, February 17, 2011
The children's commissioner for England has urged government to stall its proposed reforms to the legal aid system until the publication of the family justice review.
Legal Update: Tackling child sexual exploitation
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- Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Jen Roest, research and projects officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a call to address child sexual exploitation in Manchester through attitudinal change of public agencies and the legal system.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - The law on surrogacy and its implications
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- Monday, May 25, 2015
Surrogacy, where a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of giving the child to someone else after birth, raises crucial legal issues.
Legal Update: Trafficking victims and families
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- Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the gaps in service provision for families and child victims of trafficking and how this group can be better supported.
Legal Update: The costs of immigration
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- Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Rising costs of making an immigration application or challenging a decision is set against the backdrop of ever-changing, complex rules, says Jessica Evans, outreach solicitor at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Immigration rules leave thousands of children destitute, Oxford University finds
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- Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thousands of children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution and exploitation because of contradictory rules and regulations, a report by the University of Oxford has claimed.
Campaigners brand review of local authority duties 'distasteful'
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- Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The government's review of local authority statutory duties is "distasteful and damaging" for the protection of children's rights, campaigners have claimed.
ChildRIGHT: In a Nutshell -- Child witnesses giving evidence in court
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- Monday, January 10, 2011
When a child is asked to give evidence in court there are a number of measures in place to make them feel comfortable and aid the process.
Legal Update: Age assessment guidance
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- Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines how long-awaited guidance could help social workers assess the age of children seeking asylum.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Government report on children's rights
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- Monday, March 30, 2015
A report finds that more must be done to ensure the government's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Legal Update: Review of special guardianship
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- Monday, September 14, 2015
Kirsten Anderson, research and policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines a government consultation that will review the use of special guardianship, first introduced in 2005.
Legal Update: Judicial review: a vital safeguard
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- Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The recent consultation on judicial review raises concerns for how children will hold decision makers to account, says Anita Hurrell, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre.
Legal Update: Migrant children's citizenship
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- Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Social services need to consider the immigration status of migrant children taken into care. Stewart MacLachlan, legal and policy officer at Coram Children's Legal Centre, explores the option of applying for British citizenship.
Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Vulnerable young people in B&Bs
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- Monday, August 31, 2015
The Local Government Ombudsman has reiterated that B&B accommodation is not suitable to house homeless young people.
Legal Update: Queen's Speech - What's in it for children?
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- Monday, June 8, 2015
Kamena Dorling, Policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the new government's proposed policy and legislative agenda for children and young people.
Revamped commissioner role to put spotlight on children's rights
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- Friday, December 16, 2011
The government is set to legislate to strengthen the role of the children's commissioner for England, with a greater emphasis on protecting the rights of the most vulnerable children.